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So Long to H_ _ _ in a Hand basket?

Just when I think tha all is going to go to Hades in a hand basket, something happens that makes me say, “Hey, ho. Well, maybe it ain’t so bad after all. Maybe I won’t wind up moving to Tahiti to paint pictures for of the natives for the rest of my life.”

Finally, the goose laid the golden egg and some conservatism and sensibility finally came home to roost. The American people sent a message and send a message they did. And here is what we said by standing in line or mailing in those absentee ballots.

We want our America back. Not like it is during times of turbulence and mayhem or world wars, but we want America back with the greatness of a country that was once ours, even with its nicks and kinks and tarnish we’ve been trying to polish. We want an America with secure boarders. We want out of the drug cartels that are reigning in and bringing nothing but violence and chaos. We want out of a Washington that tells us that everything is getting better even though many people can’t find a job and can barely afford food or rent. We want to get away from a House Speaker like Nancy Pelosi who tells us that the Democrats have made some great strides and that their work isn’t done. We want to get away from all that.

The basic conservative sweep showed us that it’s time to return this country to what it once was and to more of what it can be.

Gail – Before you get all excited about what happened Tuesday, you should see what we have become and how your vision of America will not come to be because the game being run against us is a stacked deck. Before the Republicans move on with reordering the world to fit their corporate created dogma, it would be of benefit for the everyone to read the link provided here. Check out this OpEd: Fast Track to Inequality by BOB HERBERT of the NYT Excellent! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/opinion/02herbert.html